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Young ecologist Harry Fishlock honors the study of ecology as a state of mind, unlocking life's big questions by observing the small things around us Looking at ecology beyond the act of collecting and studying, young British ecologist Harry Fishlock, AKA Mr Fish, considers the underlying philosophy that guides our connection to the natural world, and how it defines our place within it.

Shot inside the Richard Neutra-designed Tremaine House in Montecito, California – a private residence never before used as a filming location – American artist Doug Aitken captures a modernist home inhabited by characters searching for meaning, reflection and place in Lightscape - Open House.

In Shanxi, China, three elderly paper-cut artists animate old age with physical movement and creativity to continue one of the country’s oldest folk-art traditions Forming intricate designs on red paper, paper-cutting is one of China’s oldest folk-art traditions, used to decorate homes, celebrate festivals, and pass down stories through generations.

Connecting with Kalasha youth in Pakistan’s Bumburet Valley, growing up between the spiritual customs of the nation’s smallest ethnic minority, and the pull of social media As Pakistan’s smallest ethnic minority, centered around the Hindu Kush mountains, the indigenous Kalash people are facing an escalating risk of erasure as climate change, political instability, and state pressure on conversion reshape the cultural landscape.

Two bodies dissolve into the elements and the natural landscape in Peru, merging with earth, water, and air through meditative movement For the experimental dance film Ecos, Venezuelan-Peruvian filmmaker Yalfrelys Farreras explores the intimate relationship between the human body and the natural elements, revealing a space where nature and humanity dissolve into one.

Sukanya Mukherjee, Arnar Skarphéðinsson & s.ap arkitektar cast volcanic brutalism 150 years into the future, where the use of molten lava in construction has reshaped Icelandic architecture Building on the concept of lavaforming – harnessing volcanic eruptions to shape new architecture – American-Icelandic designer-director duo Sukanya Mukherjee and Arnar Skarphéðinsson imagine a future Iceland built from molten lava for the short film Lavaforming – developed as part of a wider project...

Cayetano González and Julieta Lasarte meet the women preserving clay-molding traditions on the Cape Verdean island of Santiago, rooted in the earth and their cultural identity On the volcanic island of Santiago, Cape Verde, a small group of women stand as the last custodians of a centuries-old ceramic tradition, historically passed from mother to daughter.

The U.S. figure skater talks training rituals and breaking down boundaries on the ice as one of the few Black women competing in the sport Born in Los Angeles, American figure skater Starr Andrews has risen as a reference point for a new generation of young skaters, forging a career of firsts as one of the few Black women to compete internationally in the sport.

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Led by spirituality and the natural world in the Brazilian Amazon, the Indigenous Shanenawá people protect the rainforest and their cultural traditions against the modern landscape of Brazil Living as guardians of the rainforest in the protected Katukina/Kaxinawá territory, the Shanenawá people are one of many Indigenous groups residing in Acre in the Brazilian Amazon – where spirituality and deep ties to the fragile ecosystem underscore daily life and cultural identity.